US stocks slipped as weak economic data from China and Japan raised questions about the growth outlook in Asia.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34.04 (0.21 percent) to 16,418.68.
The broad-based S&P 500 shed 0.87 (0.05 percent) to 1,877.17, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gave up 1.77 (0.04 percent) to 4,334.45.—AFP